James 2:25

American Standard Version (1901)

And in like manner was not also Rahab the harlot justified by works, in that she received the messengers, and sent them out another way?

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  • Heb 11:31 : 31 By faith Rahab the harlot perished not with them that were disobedient, having received the spies with peace.
  • Josh 2:1 : 1 And Joshua the son of Nun sent out of Shittim two men as spies secretly, saying, Go, view the land, and Jericho. And they went and came into the house of a harlot whose name was Rahab, and lay there.
  • Josh 2:4 : 4 And the woman took the two men, and hid them; and she said, Yea, the men came unto me, but I knew not whence they were:
  • Josh 2:15 : 15 Then she let them down by a cord through the window: for her house was upon the side of the wall, and she dwelt upon the wall.
  • Josh 2:19-21 : 19 And it shall be, that whosoever shall go out of the doors of thy house into the street, his blood shall be upon his head, and we shall be guiltless: and whosoever shall be with thee in the house, his blood shall be on our head, if any hand be upon him. 20 But if thou utter this our business, then we shall be guiltless of thine oath which thou hast made us to swear. 21 And she said, According unto your words, so be it. And she sent them away, and they departed: and she bound the scarlet line in the window.
  • Josh 6:22-25 : 22 And Joshua said unto the two men that had spied out the land, Go into the harlot's house, and bring out thence the woman, and all that she hath, as ye sware unto her. 23 And the young men the spies went in, and brought out Rahab, and her father, and her mother, and her brethren, and all that she had; all her kindred also they brought out; and they set them without the camp of Israel. 24 And they burnt the city with fire, and all that was therein; only the silver, and the gold, and the vessels of brass and of iron, they put into the treasury of the house of Jehovah. 25 But Rahab the harlot, and her father's household, and all that she had, did Joshua save alive; and she dwelt in the midst of Israel unto this day, because she hid the messengers, whom Joshua sent to spy out Jericho.
  • Matt 1:5 : 5 and Salmon begat Boaz of Rahab; and Boaz begat Obed of Ruth; and Obed begat Jesse;
  • Matt 21:31 : 31 Which of the two did the will of his father? They say, The first. Jesus saith unto them, Verily I say unto you, that the publicans and the harlots go into the kingdom of God before you.
  • Jas 2:18 : 18 Yea, a man will say, Thou hast faith, and I have works: show me thy faith apart from [thy] works, and I by my works will show thee [my] faith.
  • Jas 2:22 : 22 Thou seest that faith wrought with his works, and by works was faith made perfect;
  • Josh 6:17 : 17 And the city shall be devoted, even it and all that is therein, to Jehovah: only Rahab the harlot shall live, she and all that are with her in the house, because she hid the messengers that we sent.
  • Josh 2:6 : 6 But she had brought them up to the roof, and hid them with the stalks of flax, which she had laid in order upon the roof.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Jas 2:20-24
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    85%

    20But wilt thou know, O vain man, that faith apart from works is barren?

    21Was not Abraham our father justified by works, in that he offered up Isaac his son upon the altar?

    22Thou seest that faith wrought with his works, and by works was faith made perfect;

    23and the scripture was fulfilled which saith, And Abraham believed God, and it was reckoned unto him for righteousness; and he was called the friend of God.

    24Ye see that by works a man is justified, and not only by faith.

  • Heb 11:30-31
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    30By faith the walls of Jericho fell down, after they had been compassed about for seven days.

    31By faith Rahab the harlot perished not with them that were disobedient, having received the spies with peace.

  • Jas 2:26
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    26For as the body apart from the spirit is dead, even so faith apart from works is dead.

  • Josh 6:25
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    25But Rahab the harlot, and her father's household, and all that she had, did Joshua save alive; and she dwelt in the midst of Israel unto this day, because she hid the messengers, whom Joshua sent to spy out Jericho.

  • Josh 6:22-23
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    22And Joshua said unto the two men that had spied out the land, Go into the harlot's house, and bring out thence the woman, and all that she hath, as ye sware unto her.

    23And the young men the spies went in, and brought out Rahab, and her father, and her mother, and her brethren, and all that she had; all her kindred also they brought out; and they set them without the camp of Israel.

  • Josh 2:1-4
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    72%

    1And Joshua the son of Nun sent out of Shittim two men as spies secretly, saying, Go, view the land, and Jericho. And they went and came into the house of a harlot whose name was Rahab, and lay there.

    2And it was told the king of Jericho, saying, Behold, there came men in hither to-night of the children of Israel to search out the land.

    3And the king of Jericho sent unto Rahab, saying, Bring forth the men that are come to thee, that are entered into thy house; for they are come to search out all the land.

    4And the woman took the two men, and hid them; and she said, Yea, the men came unto me, but I knew not whence they were:

  • Jas 2:17-18
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    17Even so faith, if it have not works, is dead in itself.

    18Yea, a man will say, Thou hast faith, and I have works: show me thy faith apart from [thy] works, and I by my works will show thee [my] faith.

  • Josh 6:17
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    17And the city shall be devoted, even it and all that is therein, to Jehovah: only Rahab the harlot shall live, she and all that are with her in the house, because she hid the messengers that we sent.

  • Rom 4:2-6
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    2For if Abraham was justified by works, he hath whereof to glory; but not toward God.

    3For what saith the scripture? And Abraham believed God, and it was reckoned unto him for righteousness.

    4Now to him that worketh, the reward is not reckoned as of grace, but as of debt.

    5But to him that worketh not, but believeth on him that justifieth the ungodly, his faith is reckoned for righteousness.

    6Even as David also pronounceth blessing upon the man, unto whom God reckoneth righteousness apart from works,

  • Gal 2:16-17
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    16yet knowing that a man is not justified by the works of the law but through faith in Jesus Christ, even we believed on Christ Jesus, that we might be justified by faith in Christ, and not by the works of the law: because by the works of the law shall no flesh be justified.

    17But if, while we sought to be justified in Christ, we ourselves also were found sinners, is Christ a minister of sin? God forbid.

  • Rom 3:27-28
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    27Where then is the glorying? It is excluded. By what manner of law? of works? Nay: but by a law of faith.

    28We reckon therefore that a man is justified by faith apart from the works of the law.

  • Gal 3:5-6
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    5He therefore that supplieth to you the Spirit, and worketh miracles among you, [doeth he it] by the works of the law, or by the hearing of faith?

    6Even as Abraham believed God, and it was reckoned unto him for righteousness.

  • Rom 2:13
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    13for not the hearers of the law are just before God, but the doers of the law shall be justified:

  • Gal 3:11
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    11Now that no man is justified by the law before God, is evident: for, The righteous shall live by faith;

  • Jas 2:14
    67%

    14What doth it profit, my brethren, if a man say he hath faith, but have not works? can that faith save him?

  • Eph 2:8-9
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    67%

    8for by grace have ye been saved through faith; and that not of yourselves, [it is] the gift of God;

    9not of works, that no man should glory.

  • Rom 4:22-23
    2 verses
    67%

    22Wherefore also it was reckoned unto him for righteousness.

    23Now it was not written for his sake alone, that it was reckoned unto him;

  • Rom 9:30
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    30What shall we say then? That the Gentiles, who followed not after righteousness, attained to righteousness, even the righteousness which is of faith:

  • Acts 13:39
    66%

    39and by him every one that believeth is justified from all things, from which ye could not be justified by the law of Moses.

  • Josh 2:15
    66%

    15Then she let them down by a cord through the window: for her house was upon the side of the wall, and she dwelt upon the wall.

  • Gen 15:6
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    6And he believed in Jehovah; and he reckoned it to him for righteousness.

  • Heb 11:2
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    2For therein the elders had witness borne to them.

  • Rom 3:24
    65%

    24being justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus:

  • Rom 4:9-10
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    65%

    9Is this blessing then pronounced upon the circumcision, or upon the uncircumcision also? for we say, To Abraham his faith was reckoned for righteousness.

    10How then was it reckoned? when he was in circumcision, or in uncircumcision? Not in circumcision, but in uncircumcision:

  • Rom 11:6
    65%

    6But if it is by grace, it is no more of works: otherwise grace is no more grace.

  • Rom 1:17
    65%

    17For therein is revealed a righteousness of God from faith unto faith: as it is written, But the righteous shall live by faith.

  • Rom 3:20
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    20because by the works of the law shall no flesh be justified in his sight; for through the law [cometh] the knowledge of sin.

  • 1 Tim 5:25
    64%

    25In like manner also there are good works that are evident; and such as are otherwise cannot be hid.

  • Gal 3:9
    64%

    9So then they that are of faith are blessed with the faithful Abraham.

  • Josh 2:21
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    21And she said, According unto your words, so be it. And she sent them away, and they departed: and she bound the scarlet line in the window.